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Years 1 and 2 · Languages · Communicating meaning in [Language]

AC9L2F2C04

notice that language carries cultural meaning in greetings, introductions, instructions and routines

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Taught alongside it

The rest of Communicating meaning in [Language] in Years 1 and 2.

AC9L1F2C01

exchange greetings and personal introductions, and respond to instructions and routines

AC9L1F2C02

participate in a range of guided, play-based language activities, using modelled expressions and visual and spoken cues

AC9L1F2C03

locate, with support, key information in familiar texts and respond using gestures, images, words and modelled phrases

AC9L1F2C04

recognise that language carries cultural meaning in everyday social interactions

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use words, familiar phrases and modelled language to create spoken, written and multimodal texts

AC9L2F2C01

recognise and respond to modelled greetings, instructions and routines; and personal introductions

AC9L2F2C02

participate in a range of guided, play-based language activities, using formulaic expressions and visual and spoken cues

AC9L2F2C03

locate, with support, key information in familiar texts and respond using gestures, images, words and formulaic phrases

AC9L2F2C05

use words, familiar phrases and modelled language to create spoken, written and multimodal texts

AC9LRF2C01

recognise and respond to modelled greetings, instructions and routines; and personal introductions

AC9LRF2C02

participate in a range of guided, play-based language activities, using formulaic expressions and visual and spoken cues

AC9LRF2C03

locate, with support, key information in familiar texts and respond using gestures, images, words and formulaic phrases

AC9LRF2C04

notice that language carries cultural meaning in greetings, introductions, instructions and routines

AC9LRF2C05

use words, familiar phrases and modelled language to create spoken, written and multimodal texts

The same idea, year by year

Where AC9L2F2C04 comes from and where it goes, for a student working below or above Years 1 and 2.

  1. Years 3 and 4AC9L1F4C01initiate exchanges and respond to modelled questions about self, others and the learning environment, using modelled expressions
  2. Years 3 and 4AC9L1F4C02participate in activities that involve planning with others, using a range of phrases and modelled structures in familiar contexts
  3. Years 3 and 4AC9L1F4C03locate and respond to key information related to familiar content obtained from spoken, written and multimodal texts
  4. Years 3 and 4AC9L1F4C04develop strategies to comprehend and adjust [Language] language to convey cultural meaning
  5. Years 3 and 4AC9L1F4C05create and present informative and imaginative spoken, written and multimodal texts, using formulaic expressions, simple phrases and sentences, and modelled textual conventions
  6. Years 3 and 4AC9L2F4C01initiate exchanges and respond to modelled questions about self, others and the learning environment, using formulaic expressions
  7. Years 3 and 4AC9L2F4C02participate in activities that involve planning with others, using a range of familiar phrases and modelled structures
  8. Years 3 and 4AC9L2F4C03locate and respond to key information related to familiar content obtained from spoken, written and multimodal texts
  9. Years 3 and 4AC9L2F4C04develop strategies to comprehend and adjust [Language] language in familiar contexts to convey cultural meaning
  10. Years 3 and 4AC9L2F4C05create and present informative and imaginative spoken, written and multimodal texts using formulaic expressions, simple phrases and sentences, and modelled textual conventions
  11. Years 3 and 4AC9LRF4C01initiate exchanges and respond to modelled questions about self, others and the learning environment, using formulaic expressions
  12. Years 3 and 4AC9LRF4C02participate in activities that involve planning with others, using a range of familiar phrases and modelled structures
  13. Years 3 and 4AC9LRF4C03locate and respond to key information related to familiar content obtained from spoken, written and multimodal texts
  14. Years 3 and 4AC9LRF4C04develop strategies to comprehend and adjust [Language] language in familiar contexts to convey cultural meaning
  15. Years 3 and 4AC9LRF4C05create and present informative and imaginative spoken, written and multimodal texts using formulaic expressions, simple phrases and sentences, and modelled textual conventions

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